diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
index 6025eb430c0a5010c908961ccf8897943fd3c945..994ae788615698bf3af613f1de765fe0411be995 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
@@ -519,14 +519,18 @@ static int synaptics_set_mode(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	struct synaptics_data *priv = psmouse->private;
 
 	priv->mode = 0;
-	if (priv->absolute_mode)
+
+	if (priv->absolute_mode) {
 		priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_ABSOLUTE_MODE;
-	if (priv->disable_gesture)
+		if (SYN_CAP_EXTENDED(priv->capabilities))
+			priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_W_MODE;
+	}
+
+	if (!SYN_MODE_WMODE(priv->mode) && priv->disable_gesture)
 		priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_DISABLE_GESTURE;
+
 	if (psmouse->rate >= 80)
 		priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_HIGH_RATE;
-	if (SYN_CAP_EXTENDED(priv->capabilities))
-		priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_W_MODE;
 
 	if (synaptics_mode_cmd(psmouse, priv->mode))
 		return -1;